Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted – we are sleepwalking into a global food crisis
This crucial fertiliser component is mostly found in just five countries.
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Dartmoor wild camping ban shows why Britain needs a universal right to roam
Piecemeal legislation is easily unpicked, as the recent high court ruling showed.
Cheap plastic is flooding developing countries – we’re making new biodegradable materials to help
By combining plastic waste with durian wood sawdust, we may have found a way to slow the rise of plastic pollution in Indonesia.
Sustainable Christmas trees: an ecologist’s buying guide
Here’s what to look out for.
Ukraine’s massive nature project is helping veterans and land recover
A massive rewilding project in Ukraine is proving helpful for the wellbeing of veterans as well as helping large natural areas recover.
Volgograd: how a dam on the mighty Volga almost killed off the caviar fish
Beluga sturgeon found their migration route blocked by Europe’s largest hydroelectric dam.
How the world might look if animals had legal rights
We already have many of the tools to make this imagined world a reality.
Climate change could overwhelm our sewers – here’s how green infrastructure could help
Cities need to find new ways to handle rainwater, especially in the face of climate change. Green infrastructure offers a way to tackle this challenge.
Pescatarians are right – why I say eating fish is more ethical than eating meat
Pescatarians might frustrate purist vegetarians, but the issues surrounding fish are quite different to meat.
Many urban rivers are hidden underground – ‘daylighting’ them would bring nature back to cities
The Victorians placed rivers in underground culverts to contain the smell and create new land for buildings.
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